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Mark Evans

@markevans.bsky.social
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B2B marketer, hockey/tennis player and proud Canadian .

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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Understanding the Eglinton Crosstown in Seven Illustrations - thelocal.to/understandin...
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Understanding the Eglinton Crosstown in Seven Illustrations | The Local
From Shohei Ohtani’s salary to the tunneling rate of a mole—an unorthodox guide to the numbers behind Toronto’s newest transit line.
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Ford asked for trouble with Ontario Place. The Supreme Court may give it to him
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
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Trump crowns himself world king… but kindly lets Russia and China rule their fiefdoms | The Observer
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Bank staff play musical chairs with desks as return-to-office orders squeeze space —> crazy to see the pendulum swing back so hard. Why do the banks feel this is a better model for employees?
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Morning Update: How to move a river —> Toronto actually did something cool and positive!
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
A good beer from @greatlakesbeer.bsky.social
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
America is now run by people who believe that knowledge is dangerous and ignorance is strength. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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For MAGA, Ignorance is Strength
Research cuts aren’t about shrinking government, they’re about killing science
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Toronto should welcome the new Ontario Place —> but not a $400m parking lot on prime waterfront land
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Jim Coyle: The sweet silence of Pierre Poilievre. Enjoy it while you can
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Trouble in the Headwaters: the hidden impacts of clear-cut logging in B.C.: thenarwhal.ca/trouble-in-t... ---> There needs to be a better approach than clear cut logging.
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Trouble in the Headwaters: new film links clearcuts to B.C. floods | The Narwhal
Watch Trouble in the Headwaters, a short documentary about the hidden impacts of clear-cut logging and its connection to B.C. floods
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Invasive plant removal will take years in this downtown Toronto park
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Tesla can’t just hit 'undo' on Elon’s D.C. adventure
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
We should be talking about how and where to grow in Ontario. Instead, Doug Ford is opening the door to favouring friends — as always
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
A story about a small business and the reality of tariffs and manufacturing - open.spotify.com/episode/5Bev...
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Her Business Was Thriving. Then Came the Tariffs.
The Daily · Episode
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
If you're into economics, Paul Krugman's SubStack is a must-read. You can follow him here @pkrugman.bsky.social
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Democrats Shouldn’t Support Tariffs ---> Paul Krugman open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Democrats Shouldn’t Support Tariffs
Don't get sucked in by Trump's revenge mania
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Toronto needs more multi-unit housing like this, not monster single family homes
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Paul Krugman's Substack newsletter has become a must-read. His content is amazingly insightful.
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
The Canadians and Danes boycotting American products
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
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Infantilizing the Military
Hegseth is now purging military libraries
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Good question at CIX Summit on why Canada is using an Australian company to defend the Arctic. Why not Canadian-sourced?
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
The Trump administration has started detaining some European travelers—and things could get dire for U.S. tourism
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Donald Trump is hijacking the tariff strategy his party wrote – and Washington, and Wall Street, are in turmoil
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Would you let Mitch Marner leave and sign Sam Bennett?
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Danish grocery stores have a new trick for boycotting U.S. products
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
I spent 3 days at Jordan Peterson’s anti-climate ARC conference. Here’s what I saw
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Canada, the Northern Outpost of Sanity
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Trump Is Planning the Biggest Heist in History open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Trump Is Planning the Biggest Heist in History
The “strategic crypto reserve” will be a giant rug pull scam
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Differentation is more important than ever. Here's some advice for B2B SaaS companies. youtu.be/zrF5HU88QWU #podcast #messaging #b2bSaaS
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How to Differentiate Your B2B SaaS Brand in a Sea of Sameness
YouTube video by Mark Evans
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Ten reasons for modest optimism open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Ten reasons for modest optimism
Friends,
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Check the Label: an app to see if products are Canadian
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I have been playing around with tools that automatically clip videos. Two good ones are: www.reap.video heyeddie.ai
reap.video
reap: Create viral shorts and reels using AI video clipping
Repurpose long videos into short viral clips to share on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube Shorts to increase your reach.
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Now Is Not the Time to Tune Out
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Trump Is Doing Exactly What He Said He Would. Who Could Have Predicted That? open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Trump Is Doing Exactly What He Said He Would. Who Could Have Predicted That?
Maybe the oligarchs deserve what’s coming. But the rest of us don’t.
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
DeepSeek is making everyone look silly, except Apple
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Teddy Swims' new album, "I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)" is really good.
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Whatever happens to the Leafs in the playoffs, Marner has already won
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Paul Krugman: It turns out that Canada actually runs a trade deficit with the United States in everything except oil and gas. So one way to think about the two nations’ economic interaction is that they send us oil, and we send them IOUs in return.
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
In Canada, the Liberals and NDP need to merge.
thestar.com
Justin Ling: Canada doesn’t just need a new government. It needs new political parties
As political parties atrophy, and freedom within those parties wanes, it's time for some new blood, argues Justin Ling.
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Your CMO, Not Your CTO, Should Lead AI Strategy
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Rude. Disrespectful.
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Bench Accounting shuts down abruptly, leaving customers in a year-end lurch
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
www.thestar.com/business/tor...
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Torontonians are hungry to bike more, cycle shop owners say. Will the war on bike lanes hamper a cultural shift?
Toronto's bike shops have seen an increasing number of families in the store, while at the same time the Ontario government is moving to limit the number of bike lanes
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
One of the keys to successfully hiring international tech talent is understanding what you need and what's important to you, says Nick D'Urbano from MagicPace. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
AI is burying company web sites in search results, but Otterly.AI thinks it can help
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
I'm a big fan of Descript for video editing, but checking out a recommended tool, heyeddie.ai
heyeddie.ai
Eddie | Your AI Storytelling Partner
Prompt-to-video edit. Iterate with Eddie to craft stories from your interviews. Then export to MP4, Adobe, Resolve & FCP.
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Eddie AI is one of the best video editing tools out there
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
In hindsight, Nathan Erskine Smith was the better, smarter option
thestar.com
Shawn Micallef: Doug Ford lite? Why Bonnie Crombie may be the best thing to happen to Ontario’s NDP
Bonnie Crombie is in a tricky position: she can’t “out Ford a Ford” on the right, but moving left means quickly bumping into NDP territory.
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Millennials are set to inherit tons of their parents' stuff — whether they want it or not
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Mark Evans @markevans.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Federal public servants vie for prized co-working spaces to avoid downtown commute —> people want to work in the office but not commute hours a day to do it.
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